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Trials and Tribulations
Life is so full of ups and downs, and when we’re in the thick of it, it can feel like that’s it like we’ll never pull ourselves out of the darkness. There are moments when it feels as if that’s all we’ll ever know. We question everything the whys, the hows, the timing and our Continue reading
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October Journal Challenge: The First Three
The start of October feels like the perfect time to lean into reflection. I’ve been following my own journal challenge, where each day has a simple but powerful prompt. These first three days have already opened me up to truths I needed to face. October 1: Weather and Mood The day was cold, and everything Continue reading
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Melody of Loss
Grief can disguise itself as your shadow, walking besides you as if it belongs. It feels so familiar like a comforting sweater, a shield against the wind that cuts to the bone. It can feel like the only friend who stays, holding your hand, listening with the patience of the oldest and dearest companion. It Continue reading
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Searching for Identity
As time passes, the veil falls away what I wanted to be and what was are two different rooms. I built a perfect scene out of hope and paper, a stage lit for someone who never walked on. In the backdrop I find no name for me, no introduction, no ceremony only footsteps measured in Continue reading
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Tell Me You Have ADHD
Tell me you have ADHD without saying a word. It looks like three screens glowing at once phone, computer, Ipad all alive, all demanding all impossible to ignore. Notebooks Scattered pens uncapped pages scribbled with half born thoughts each one urgent each one waiting to be finished “later” But when is later What exactly have Continue reading
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Routine
Alarm goes off. Open Eyes. Stretch. Ache. Wanting to stay, But must go. Clothes waiting Maybe If not Trying not wear the same thing twice One leg Then the other Zipper Shoes Our own made armor On our way Start the mundane Punch in Steps all seems the same Break Breathe Take a bite Clock Continue reading
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Deep Breathe In and Exhale
It’s been a whirlwind of a year, but maybe that’s the best way to begin because life rarely slows down long enough for us to catch our breath. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been everything to everyone. A caretaker, a listener, a supporter, a provider of strength. And while I’ve carried those Continue reading